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Course summary
Create compelling images that affect positive, global change. With a distinct focus on global digital communication, this online photography degree will equip you with the skills to become an agile multimedia content creator. Taught by practicing academic staff as part of Falmouth’s renowned Institute of Photography, you’ll join a global online community of bold and progressive image-makers working to promote social, ethical and sustainable change. By the time you graduate from this online Photography degree, you’ll have a professional-standard portfolio of meaningful images, an industry-ready skillset and the ability to inspire and motivate through visual storytelling. You will: Define your own visual language and approach to lens-based image making. Build a unique portfolio of professional-standard work informed by historical and contemporary photographic contexts. Develop complex problem solving and ideation skills to enable you to experiment, take risks and produce innovative imagery. Become a globally-minded and resilient creative, refining your communication and collaboration skills for a successful career. Acquire the business prowess needed to operate as a professional across a broad range of careers in the creative industries - or as a freelance photographer.
Modules
On this online degree, you will learn to fuse experimental and professional approaches to photography. Informed by the ethos of ethical social responsibility central to the course, you will explore how photographic storytelling can create positive change and will become equipped with the cultural understanding and communication skills required to make waves in the global creative industries. Through active engagement with online workshops, you will develop greater technical photographic skills in response to the challenges of the industry, while input from professional practitioners will help you develop essential networking connections. By sharpening your research, analysis and collaboration skills - and with the ability to work from anywhere in the world - this online degree will prepare you for a global career in photography and digital communication; from producing multimedia content for social justice campaigns to working on cutting-edge freelance projects. Stage one Through practical and critical enquiry, you will be supported to disrupt, experiment and question creative processes. This initial stage of the online Photography degree requires courage to test, and curiosity to explore. You will be joining an immersive community culture, collectively growing skills, embracing innovation and encouraging creative endeavour. Through live briefs, and online workshops and lectures, you will be introduced to a range of creative processes, from critical thinking to practical hands-on skills across different photographic mediums. You will also begin to engage with a wider industry context, preparing you for the future workplace. Modules Explore Source Make Reflect Stage two Advancing and deepening your technical skills, you will experiment and begin to specialise in certain areas of photographic practice by exploring responses to set briefs. You will have opportunities to collaborate with others on your degree and industry partners, to produce ambitious group projects using online platforms. You'll grow an awareness of audience, refining your practical and critical research skills, project management, and your knowledge of contemporary photography, history and theory. As you progress through this stage, you will begin to develop your own self-initiated projects and collaborations. As more industry-facing experiences begin to be introduced, you will be challenged to question convention, disrupt, innovate and maintain courageous thinking. Modules Define Audience Innovate Collaboration Stage three This stage supports you to refine your photographic approach and to challenge your emerging fields of interest, culminating in a final photography portfolio and a contextual report that grounds your work. You will build core skills and reflect critically on your strengths, exploring alternative models of practice that help define your creative future beyond the course. Modules Develop Futures Launch Frame The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.
Assessment method
This BA(Hons) Photography online degree employs a variety of assessment strategies over the course of the year. These include the submission of portfolios of practical work, presentations, verbal reports and a final major project. Your summative (final) assessments occur at the end of each module, usually at the end of the study block whereas you may have interim formative assessments part way through a module as well. These assessments help ensure that you remain on track with your work. You will receive continuous written and/or verbal feedback on all your work throughout the year. At the end of the module, you will receive detailed feedback in written form. You'll be able to check in with your online tutor to discuss your progress and ask any questions you have about your course.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficiently developed for successful completion of your studies. We accept a range of recognised English language qualifications that are equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
AS
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Extended Project
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
T Level - P - M
If you are able to demonstrate relevant, current, equivalent experience instead of formal qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Please contact our Applicant Services team before applying, for advice regarding your individual experience and eligibility. If you are an international applicant and require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must have a recognised English language test approved and vouched for by the University at the appropriate level. Our Applicant Services team can help you with any general questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests. For more specific advice, we recommend you also consult UKCISA http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/
Additional entry requirements
Interview
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
Falmouth University
Woodlane
Falmouth
TR11 4RH